Thursday, June 30, 2011

Spent most of the day in the studio working on "Mama Mia" the fierce mama bear and her cubs. Lots of pretty greens and golds in this one. It is an original acrylic triptych on gallery wrapped canvas measuring 30 x 60 for $3,475. It will be heading up to Entree Gallery in Nordman, ID in a few weeks.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Time for a new post...just finished my piece for the upcoming Peter Pan theme show at the Tinman Gallery. This is a 12x25 Acrylic on wood painting with glass mosaic accents for $575. It was a lot of fun and the purple and green iridescents in it are really pretty.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Painted these a few weeks ago, but haven't had time to post it until now. "Fat Foot" an original acrylic on 5x7 gallery wrapped canvas is available for $125. and "Caminando" an original on 4x6 canvas has sold.

Finished this big one yesterday. It will be heading to Entree Gallery for my August 1 show "NW Hues". It is an acrylic on 36x60 gallery wrapped canvas with textured border extending over the sides for $3,575.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Back from my whirlwind art conference in San Diego. It was very informational, I'm so glad that I went! So, back to work in the studio. This piece is with our good friend Lena-Rose in mind....sweet remembrances of her parents on Father's Day.

"Cardinal Summer" is an original textured acrylic on 16x20 gallery wrapped canvas for $575.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Back from a very nice little jaunt to Seattle...everyone liked their commissions-hooray! This was a surprise for our friends Stuart and Robin who are getting married. She has the cutest little peach-faced lovebird named Rainbow...so I painted this for them as a wedding present.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Spent the day painting away. I finished up my tide pool commission piece titled "Oystercatcher's Garden" It is a 24x36 acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. It was fun to do all of the little tide pool creatures as well as the octopus (always my favorite) and oyster catcher. This will be traveling to its new home in Seattle tomorrow!

Monday, June 6, 2011

Well, we had great weather for Artfest, lots of people and successful...yeah! I spent the day finishing up my commission "Going Fishing", which is going into a beautiful lake side home in Tacoma area. It is a 32x48 acrylic on canvas panels with wood block, glass and tile accents. I had fun doing all of their fabulous flora!

About Me

Contact me: sirenagraphics@hotmail.com
Artist Melissa Cole often finds herself snorkeling with salmon, smooching manatees, and swimming with tiger sharks. It is from these amazing encounters that she derives much of the inspiration for her vividly colored, heavily textured and patterned acrylic paintings.
Cole was born in Oregon and raised in London, Hong Kong, and India. She graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Zoology and spent time as a naturalist guide in Mexico. She’s written over 30 children’s natural history books and travels with her husband Brandon, who is a wildlife photographer specializing in marine life. Melissa has always dabbled in art, but has spent the last ten years fully devoted to it. She is strongly influenced by ethnic patterns, which she sees in her travels abroad. “You’ll find lots of dots, and a distinct border pattern in each of my pieces.” Her work is found in galleries ranging from Stephan Fine Arts in Anchorage, Alaska to The Wild Side Gallery in Key West, Florida.